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Question
What was the provision of the General Service Enlistment Act which was resented by the Indian soldiers? Why was it resented?
Solution
- Lord Canning enacted the General Enlistment Act. The Act infuriated the Sepoys since it forced them to fight on an international front.
- The act was counter to their religious convictions. The political, social, and economic conditions were ripe for an outbreak, but it could not occur as long as the Indian soldiers remained loyal to the English.
- However, the aforementioned military causes sparked discontent among the sepoys, who initiated the revolution.
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